Folding crib



Patented'Aug l i waning. B sement nocnnsirnn, mw onmixss uo q .EDwii Z n iiieati n'me neither 25,4924; Ser i aI no. 746,433.

The 7 present invention relates to folding cribs andm'ore particularly to the type in which two side walls areconnected by fold- "able end walls to permitthesidewallste be- I I I I I a tral opening ofthe'endsection', the latter'be 5 moved toward and from each other; :An ob ectof this nvention 1s to improve thef manner of folding 'theend' walls so that a stronger hinging connection isaprovided which insures the folding or unfolding of the end walls withouta'ny distortion of the crib. Another object of the invention is to I I 14.011 an attaching plate 15, the attaching plate being'secure'd; by screws16 to'the-outer face of the frame; The portion 11 of the upper arm of the hinging means operates in a horizontal plane slightly below thehorizontal plane of the under surface of theupper bar of the end frame 4, While the por-' tion 11 of the lower-bar operates in a 1mm: zontalrplane slightly above the-horizontal plane of the upper surface of the lower II16H1-- Iber of the end frame and projecting fromthe adjacentsurface of said upper and lower provide a novel hinging'means whichsmay also be utilized for locking the en-d 'Wallsin unfolded condition.

7 To these and other ends, the invention,

consists of certain parts and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described: the novel features being pointed out in theappended claim. II In the drawings: T

Fig.1 is an end view of the crib; Q

Fig. 2 is a plan View showing he bottom swung to a vertical position;' v I II Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary plan View showing the cribin folded condition;

Fig. ofone end of the'c'rib j Fig. 5 isa sectiononthe linei5f5,"FigL 3 and p Fig. 6 is a section on the line*6 -56,-Figf4;.

Referring more particularlyftoj .the embodiment of the invention-herein illustrated,l

1 and 2 indicate thetwolside*wallsriwhich These end walls, in this instance' 'e'ach' embody'a section 3 rigid with and at right angles to the side wall 1 and asection f4 hinged at 5 to theLsect'ion 3 to swing in 1 wardly. I

' bodies a vertical bar 6 whiohjthrough hinges ,is mounted to, turn on alstrip 8; fastened t0; the inner face of the side frame 2, eachhinge havin leaves 7 at right angles to: each other fastened; to the two faces of t-heg'strip' I 8 at right angles to each other and awsleeve fl 7 of such hinge connecting; said leavesjand- V 1 lying in a plane beyond the outerfaceof'jthe f II I I I I II I I II II I l d': frame19toanupright-position as illustrated in Fig; '2.' "Lips 22 on the. plates prevent the;

"sliding of the frameoflf the plates "in the strip. 8." Projecting from the upper -.an

i is an enlarged fragmentary section are connected together by folding end walls.

9 a portion .10: extends inwardly in the' cenjing; in this instance, the forinfof I a ree tangular frame. From the'portion ZL'O a poI tion 11 extends parallel with the-fend'piece and from this portion .lla portion 12 is defiected slightly'and is pivoted on a] pintle 1 3 rigidly secured to a laterally turned. portion.

pieces of the end frame are rounded pro-3 ing means moves inwardly engages with and then moves b hind-soth'at the end frame is to become; canted: or distorted during the foldingorqunfoldinggof the crib.' Furtherlocked in its normal or unfoldedoondition.g,,i

. Owing to the. factthetwoswingi'ng arms'are. .connected byavertically arranged rod, said a1'ins mov e'-togetl ier in parallel relation and litislimp'ossible for the crib frame'as; a whole more, as the swinging arms, are pivoted to 1 plates 'fastened by screws to theend frame 4 of thecrib .itis possible t'o att'ach the endsof thlswinging arms afterthe crib has been substantially "completed; and in this ,way insure that the pi sitioned on the endiframes' I V.

'Themattress ls, in this instance, lies upon 'otal points are properly poto a mattress supporting 'frame-19iwhi'ch in a ilowerfpositionqas illustrated :in F ig; 1- .rests. V I upon; lugs 20 the sidewall 2' and upo'n' platfesQl securedinthe cornersbetween'the I end sectionf3 and the; side 'wallsflythese I plates .21 v being formed of; sheet metal and I proyiding'wideiopen:bearingslvvhichpermit j 'the i'swinging. of lth'efinattress;[supporting Y f swinging of the mattress supporting .frame from an upright to a lowered posltion or vice versa. v v

From the foregoing it will be seen that there has been provided a crib in which the end pieces or frames are hinged in a novel manner. The hi'nging means are 1n the form oftwo arms on an upright portion forming substantially a U-shaped member. These arms connect the top and bottom rails of the side frames by attaching plates which folded condition.

'What Iclaim as my inventionanddesire to secure by Letters Patent is: A cr b {embodyingtwo side wallsya rectangular end-frame pivotally connected to one of the side alls having upper and lower rails, a U-shaped member pivotally connect- 1 ed to the'other side all and having its tWo arms pivotally connected to, the rectangular ating in a "plane slightly below the under surface of the upper. rail of the end frame and the other arm having a portion operating in a plane slightly above the upper surface of the. lower rail of the end frame; and

projections on the opposed faces of the upper I and lower rails iof the end frame .for c0- operating Withsaid arms to lock the crib in an unfolded condition.

' WILLIAM G. .BAXTER.

end frame, one arm having a portion ,oper- 

